Tinubu Rejigs Cabinet: Sacks, appoints, reassigns ministers
President Bola Tinubu has rejigged his cabinet by sacking some ministers and appointing few new ones in a fresh move announced Wednesday by the Presidency.
The Ministers sacked by President Tinubu include: Barr. Uju-Ken Ohanenye, Minister of Women Affairs ; Lola Ade-John Minister of Tourism ; Prof Tahir Mamman SAN OON ,Minister of Education ; Abdullahi Muhammad Gwarzo, Minister of State, Housing and Urban Development and Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim Minister of Youth Development
According to the Presidency, those appointed as new Ministers subject to confirmation, include: Dr Nentawe Yilwatda Minister of Humanitarian, Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Ministry of Humanitarian, Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi, Minister of Labour & Employment , Federal Ministry of Labour & Employment; Bianca Odinaka Odumegu-Ojukwu , Minister of State Foreign Affairs , Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Dr Jumoke Oduwole, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment (Trade and Investment) Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment; Idi Mukhtar Maiha , Ministry of Livestock Development , Federal Ministry of Livestock Development; Rt. Hon. Yusuf Abdullahi Ata , Minister of State, Housing and Urban Development , Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development; Suwaiba Said Ahmad PhD, Minister of State Education , Federal Ministry of Education.
While announcing the changes, the presidential statement said: “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR has approved the immediate implementation of eight far-reaching actions to reinvigorate the Administration’s capacity for optimal efficiency pursuant of his commitment to deliver on his promises to Nigerians.
“The eight actions approved by Mr. President include: The renaming of the Ministry of Nigeria Delta Development to Ministry of Regional Development to oversee the activities of all the Regional Development Commissions. The Regional Development Commissions to be under the supervision of the new Ministry are; the Niger Delta Development Commission, the South East Development Commission, the North East Development and the North West Development Commission.
“The immediate winding up of the Ministry of Sports Development and the transfer of its functions to the National Sports Commission in order to develop a vibrant sports economy;
“The merger of the Federal Ministry of Tourism and the Federal Ministry of Arts and Culture to become Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy;
The President also approved the re-assignment of ten (10) ministers to new ministerial portfolios; the discharge of five Ministers and The nomination of seven new ministers for onward transmission to Senate for confirmation;
Significantly, the Presidency announced the appointment of Shehu Dikko as Chairman of the National Sports Commission as well as the appointment of Sunday Akin Dare as Special Adviser to the President on Public Communication and Orientation working from the Ministry of Information and National Orientation
The list of ministers reassigned to new portfolios include Dr. Yusuf Tanko Sununu, Minister of State, Education now Minister of State Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction ; Dr. Morufu Olatunji Alausa ,Minister State, Health now Minister of Education ;Barr. Bello Muhammad Goronyo , Minister of State, Water Resources and Sanitation now Minister of State Works as well as Hon. Abubakar Eshiokpekha Momoh Minister of Niger Delta Development now Minister of Regional Development
Also, Uba Maigari Ahmadu, Minister of State Steel Development is now Minister of State Regional Development ;Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment is now Minister of State Finance; Sen. John Owan Enoh, Minister of Sports Development is now Minister of State Trade and Investment [Industry]
;Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim , Minister of State, Police Affairs emerges as Minister of Women Affairs; Ayodele Olawande , Minister of State for Youth Development now Minister for Youth Development and Dr. Salako Iziaq Adekunle Adeboye , Minister of State, Environment named as Minister of State, Health
The President thanked the outgoing members of the Federal Executive Council for their service to the nation while wishing them the best in their future endeavours.
He then charged the newly appointed ministers as well as their reassigned colleagues to see their appointment as a call to serve the nation. He added that all appointees must understand the administration’s eagerness and determination to set Nigeria on the path to irreversible growth and invest the best of their abilities into the actualisation of the government’s priorities, the Presidency said.
